- intermediate-47
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 47
Hear my Story
Q1 Personally I don't believe a word he told us because I think it was just a ....... story.
(a) big (b) high (c) tall (d) long
Q2 I'm afraid it was the ....... old story with her all over again because she's started arriving late at work again.
(a) same (b) like (c) similar (d) parallel
Q3 It was a bit of a ....... story really because she told us how her boyfriend had left her, she'd lost her job and she
had nowhere to live.
(a) cry (b) weep (c) tear (d) sob
Q4 I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs — it's a bit like ....... stories.
(a) speaking (b) telling (c) saying (d) uttering
Q5 The story ....... that he's just married for the fourth time but I don't really believe it.
(a) says (b) works (c) sends (d) goes
Q6 To ....... a long story short, I'll come straight to the point and tell you exactly what happened.
(a) cut (b) reduce (c) snip (d) curtail
Q7 She did write one or two novels but she is best known for her excellent ....... stories.
(a) brief (b) short (c) abrupt (d) sudden
Q8 It's a brilliant film as far as the images are concerned but the story ....... is a bit weak.
(a) theme (b) thread (c) tendency (d) line
Q9 He started off from a very simple background and then worked his way up to be President of the bank — a
genuine ....... story.
(a) success (b) famous (c) glamour (d) fame
Q10 In early civilisations it was the story ....... to whom everyone went to hear what had happened in the past.
(a) speaker (b) talker (c) announcer (d) teller
